Definition of litigious - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

law suitsprone to engaging in lawsuits

The litigious man sued his neighbor over a minor fence dispute..

argumentative

contentious

disputatious

legal

TECH.

of or relating to litigation

TECH.

The litigious nature of the case required many hours of courtroom proceedings..

contentious

disputatious

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Origin of litigious

Latin, litigiosus (quarrelsome)

Examples of litigious in a sentence

Her litigious nature made her a difficult business partner.
The litigious dispute dragged on for years.
Her litigious tendencies made her a frequent visitor to the courthouse.

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French:procédurier, contentieux, ...
German:streitsüchtig, gerichtlich, ...
Italian:litigioso, ...
Spanish:pendenciero, conflictivo, ...
Portuguese:litigioso, ...
Chinese:好打官司的, 诉讼的, ...
Japanese:訴訟好きな, 訴訟に関する, ...
Arabic:مُحِبّ لِلتَّقاضي, كَثِير التَّقَاضِي, ...
Hebrew:תַּבְעָנִי, לִיטִיגָטוֹרִי, ...
Russian:судебный, ...
Ukrainian:судовий, юридичний, ...
Hindi:मुकदमेबाज़, विधिक, ...
Bengali:মামলাবাজ, মামলাসংক্রান্ত, ...
Catalan:litigiós, judicial, ...
Czech:konfliktní, litigiózní, ...
Danish:proceslysten, retssaglig, ...
Dutch:procesziek, juridisch, ...
Greek:φιλοδίκης, δικαστικός, ...
Hungarian:pereskedő, peres, ...
Khmer:ចូលចិត្តប្តឹងផ្តល់, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងបណ្តឹងតុលាការ, ...
Korean:소송을 좋아하는, 소송의, ...
Persian:دعوی‌طلب, حقوقی, ...
Polish:skłonny do procesów, procesowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):litigioso, ...
Romanian:litigios, de litigiu, ...
Swedish:processlysten, rättslig, ...
Thai:ชอบฟ้องร้อง, เกี่ยวกับการฟ้องร้อง, ...
Turkish:dava meraklısı, hukuki, ...
Vietnamese:hay kiện tụng, thuộc về kiện tụng, ...

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